Henry rasquin



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY RASQUIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

' SKATE-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent No.

To all whom 'it 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, HENRY RASQUIN, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Skating-Boots; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part ofthis specification, in which" Figure l, is a vertical section of theboot and the skating iron; Fig. 2, a perspective view of the skatingiron; Fig. 3, a horizontal view of the sole and heel of the boot; Fig.4:, a vertical longitudinal section of the spring box.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thesefigures.

The nature of my invention consists in so constructing the lower part ofthe boot and the skating iron that they may be attached to each oherwithout tying, buckling, or strapping.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I willproceed to describe it.

The skating iron consists of a horizontal heel plate a and verticalrunner C. The latter is provided with two pins or wedges E and E fittinginto small metallic boxes H and K of the boot. One of these boxes isinserted in the heel B and the other in the toe. In the center of thesole thereis a groove F in which the vertical runner C ts. The boxes,one of which is represented in 26,783, dated January 10, 1860.

Fig. 4, contain each a spring e, which consists of a plate turned upwardon the mouth of the box in such a manner as to keep the box closed whenthe skating iron is removed from the boot.

Then the pin E or E is wedged into the box the spring plate e is liftedupward into 'the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 4 and thepressure of the spring will assist in keeping the said pin or wedge inits position in the box.

The skating iron is fastened to the boot by shoving the same into thegroove F and by forcing the wedges E and E into their respective boxes Hand K. The skating iron of each boot is therefore supported and fastenedon three points, which is sufficient for the steadiness of the sameduring skating.

This construction will obviate the use of bands, buckles, or springs forthe purpose of securing the skating iron to the boot.

That I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isl.Providing the skating iron with two pins or wedges substantially asdescribed.

2. Providing the boot or shoe with a groove F and with spring boxes Hand K substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

Dated New York October 17, 1859.

HENRY RASQUIN.

Witnesses:

CHS. WEHLE, JUL. WEHLE.

